Oakley Elementary

Oakley Elementary operates as a modestly sized elementary school in Oakley, California, run under Oakley Union Elementary. Current enrollment sits at 379 students spanning grades K through 5.

Within Oakley Union Elementary, which oversees 9 schools and 5,119 students, Oakley Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Oakley Elementary records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 64%. Beyond that, the school reports 20% White, 7% Asian, 7% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Contra Costa County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Oakley Elementary has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Oakley Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Contra Costa County (around 45%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Oakley Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 47.1%; this one comes in at 21.9%, -25.3 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Contra Costa County put median household income runs about $127,229, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Contra Costa County runs 280 public schools (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students), of which Oakley Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: O'Hara Park Middle, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Oakley Elementary ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 35.3%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oakley Elementary has decreased 15%, going from 448 students in 2018 to 379 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 7% to 3% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 23.2:1 in 2018 to 21.1:1 today.

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